Children are home-schooled for many reasons and there has been a rise in the number of children home-schooled over recent years. If you would like to find out more about how to go about it, even if  you wish it to be a temporary measure to keep your child safe through covid-19, click on the government link below:

https://www.gov.uk/home-schooling-information-council

After five staff members tested positive at a school in Middlesborough  the school was forced to close. Read more by clicking on the link below:

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18714856.middlesbrough-school-first-close-north-east-5-covid-cases/

The number of children having to be sent home because of covid-19 symptoms is rising week by week. Read more by clicking on the link below:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-54250805